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More first-degree relatives develop celiac than expected
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- Marcia Frellick
The authors of this analysis created a web-based implementation of their model to assist in screening and screening advice.
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How to manage drug interactions with Paxlovid for COVID-19
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- Marcia Frellick
“There is a concern that people have not been prescribing it because of fear of these interactions.” In some cases those fears may be valid, in...
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More first-degree relatives develop celiac than expected
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
The authors of this analysis created a web-based implementation of their model to assist in screening and screening advice.
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Trade-offs doctors make to become mothers: Interview study
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- Marcia Frellick
Commentary author says, “It is embarrassing that employees of tech companies have better support for reproductive health than do physicians.”
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RSV kills 100,000 kids under age 5 a year worldwide
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- Marcia Frellick
Estimates are that RSV causes 1/50 deaths among children under 5 years old, and 1/28 deaths in children under 6...
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Fewer than half of preschool care programs meet activity guidelines
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- Marcia Frellick
In a national study of child care centers and Head Start programs, only 43% met guidelines for both minutes of play and outdoor opportunities....
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
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- Marcia Frellick
Infection of the GI tract may figure prominently in long COVID.
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
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Transvaginal mesh, native tissue repair have similar outcomes in 3-year trial
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- Marcia Frellick
An expert says the study is unlikely to change minds in the contentious debate over options for pelvic organ prolapse as the two sides “are deeply...
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When it’s not long, but medium COVID?
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- Marcia Frellick
These symptoms are not severe enough to warrant stopping their job or changing their job schedules. They go back to work but start noticing...
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Liquid biopsy a valuable tool for detecting, monitoring HCC
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- Marcia Frellick
Further research is needed to overcome barriers to routine clinical use, such as the lack of standardization in the collection process.
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Kindergarten vaccination rates dip below 95% target
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- Marcia Frellick
COVID-19 was largely to blame, experts say. Authors of a CDC report urge outreach and follow-up to get kids caught up on vaccinations against...
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Ultraprocessed foods: Large study finds link with Crohn’s disease
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- Marcia Frellick
An investigation into UPFs’ potential link with inflammatory bowel disease did not, however, find an increased risk of ulcerative colitis.
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Excess weight over lifetime hikes risk for colorectal cancer
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- Marcia Frellick
Previous studies may have underestimated the risk for CRC because they have looked at excess weight at a single point.
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More medical schools build training in transgender care
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- Marcia Frellick
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.